I always liked NoHo, Not Hoboken.

Anyway, I'm glad this is moving forward.

We play a lot of different tricks at all levels to try and get around the fact that our system is woefully underfunded.

We don't pay social services, so we need more criminal services, but we also don't pay for enough staffing for judges, lawyers, prosecutors, so we wind up with a patchwork of suck at every level.

You're screwed. No way JC wins this one.

It's really freaking expensive to get licenses so, you simply don't wind up with many specialty type of establishments.

It's not that they prevent them, it's that they make it difficult and expensive to try anything so you wind up with less variety and options overall.

Just an FYI, the operation of the light rail was contracted out under a "design build operate" contract that is expiring. NJ Transit is in the process of scoping out a new operating agreement and will be looking to go to bid for new a contract.

What that means for getting hired, long term employment, is anyone's guess.

Can't blame the city for PATH related stuff, they have no say over anything. Hell, I'm convinced the Port Authority goes out of their way to fuck with the PATH out of spite.

Maybe? You have to wonder at the cost/benefit of staffing and running in the afternoon for a place that serves coffee and breakfast.

I'm happy to see that people can make living without killing themselves when running a place. Given prep and cleanup time this probably gives them a normalish workday.

The buttercream donuts are really good as well, but I agree with the ham and egg bun, not only great, but pretty unique.

OK, that's not a proposal. Where is the land and money coming from for new parks DT that are the size of VVP?

What, exactly, are you expecting the city to do? Buy and raze a block for a new park?

I guess I just don't see what people expect the city to be doing that they aren't doing. It doesn't own a bunch of land to make parks DT and it is getting some givebacks to get parks when the opportunity arises while also trying to require affordable housing, which lowers what else you can ask for.

There's a new park on Cole, one on 8th between Grove and Marin. There will be at least open space in the Shorite development. The Newport Green area is relatively new. They're putting something behind City Hall. Morris Sq is new. The area around the Colgate Clock is finally starting to open up.

Many of the big buildings also come with small dog parks.

When I lived at Grove Pointe they did short term rentals.

Ryan has been very good for us, used them for a new tankless heater and ductless AC. They have always been responsive when he had issues as well.

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"Look at the video while I say nothing about why I think it is an important new tech" is not a fucking point that says anything.

I hope someday you learn how to communicate thoughts via writing, it's a useful skill.

And it's a singularity subreddit, so if the tech is not relevant to that why is it blowing your small atrophied mind?

Look, it got heated, but I very honestly do not understand what you think this conveyor belt delivery system is doing that couldn't have been done a decade, or more, ago. This is not singularity tech, it is basic assembly line automation that has been available for a very long time. Put item here, then it goes there is not new.

So instead of continually pointing out that they put things on a delivery mechanism and yelling at me how I am stupid for not seeing how that changes the world, explain to me how that is new tech instead of tech that has been available forever, but McDs decided to try out.

Edit: and, yes, a robot. Which is also not really new tech. Fun and cool, but Japan & China had similar silly butler robots a long while back, I think around 2015 or so.

Second edit, found a link: https://fortune.com/2015/07/06/robots-china/amp/

Yes, and it will be interesting when they have progress to show there. But this? This is basically automating things by making the customer do work a cashier used to do. Which, is great for McDonald's, but not exactly a huge leap in technology.

You are fucking moron. It just goes to the next person in line. Or. If it's super fancy it has a number for the slot where they place the food that corresponds to a person.

Wait until you learn about the pneumatic tubes in NYC that delivered mail a century ago.

What fucking huge leap in automation do you think a belt that moves food from one person to another is?

Sure I did. The food is on a belt in a bag. How do you think that bag of food got to the belt?

They place the food on a conveyor belt.

It was a bit creepy that she didn't flinch or react at all. It was like she was in a trance while driving.

Basically, the automation is:

1- Let the customers push the order buttons instead of the staff

It's a fine walk to pretty much anywhere you'd want to go.

Sounds mostly like horseshit to me, I rented condos in the past and did not have any of this.

The appliance clause seems especially abusive.

We also now rent out an apartment in our house and we don't charge for any of this sort of thing. Granted it's not a condo, but the same general principles apply.

Slowing traffic is how you deter it.